Sonia Kobdish

About Sonia Kobdish

Education Consultant & Training Manager - IT Industry: identify sales and technology training needs for corporations, develop strategies, lead teams in development of educational programs, learning path creation, and collateral development. Mergers & Acquisitions: develop education strategies and lead development of education programs in support of mergers or acquisitions. Complete due diligence evaluations for acquisitions in concept phase. Determine skill requirements, design curriculum, build customized training in support of acquistion business case objectives and support the transition of a merger or acquisition into a new environment smoothly. Project Planning and Program Management: work with worldwide leaders to gather and understand sales and technology skill gaps and requirements. Create customized programs to address gaps. Determine resources to support programs, manage trainers and drive communication of programs, and collaborate with cross functional teams to execute programs. Manage budgets. Channels: responsible for planning, development, and implementation of channel marketing and enablement initiatives in support of indirect channels such as resellers, distributors, and systems integrators. Work with cross-department teams to deliver comprehensive sales marketing and enablement programs to strategic partners. Strategy development: ability to understand work environment and organizational goals, analyze and identify improvement areas that align with stakeholder objectives and develop recommendations with step by step options to achieving and meeting revenue goals. Strengths and Skills:M&A Enablement and IntegrationM & A Due Diligence EvaluationStaff Development, Leadership and MentoringProject Planning and Program ManagementCurriculum Development, Instructional Design and Lesson PlanningStrategy and PlanningChannel Program Creation and ExecutionWorking with Cross Functional TeamsBuilding Relationships with International Customers

Experience

1. Manager, Ibm Cloud and Cognitive Software Enablement Competency Practices Worldwide

   IBM

   Oct 2019 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Responsible for overall ownership of the IBM Cloud and Cognitive Learning and Skills Strategy Worldwide. Responsible for enablement/learning platforms and tools, shared Cloud & Cognitive Software enablement services and collaboration with Global Markets, Corporate HR, cross Software Brands and Geographies.

Education

• California State University, Stanislaus

  BA, Liberal Studies with a concentration in Ethnic Studies

  1992 — 1994

• University of North Texas

  MEd, Secondary Education with a minor in English as a Second Language

  1994 — 1995